Hogan Lovells advises ORCA Group on its quadruple acquisition to create the Angeloni Group

Press releases | 04 July 2019

Paris, 4 July 2019 - Hogan Lovells advised ORCA Group, a significant manufacturer of engineered and coated fabrics for niche markets, in relation to a quadruple acquisition in order to create the Angeloni Group, operating in the technical composite materials market.

This new entity will bring together the following companies : G.Angeloni srl, a trading company for composite raw materials; ITT srl which develops and produces reinforced textiles or fabrics based on tech fibres, Dynanotex srl, which develops and produces special reinforcements through patented technologies; Impregnatex Compositi srl, which develops and produces pre-preg reinforcements.

This unification into a single vertically integrated group (weaving, impregnation, distribution) is designed to provide a high level of service to clients, but also target niche markets around the world.

A Franco-Italian Hogan Lovells team has advised ORCA Group. In Paris, the team was made up of Stéphane Huten (partner), Arnaud Deparday (Counsel) and Léonie Bontoux on Corporate aspects ; Alexander Premont (partner), Sophie Lok (Counsel) et Ouassila El Asri (associate) on financing aspects ; Laurent Ragot (Counsel) et Christina Nichiporuk (associate) on tax aspects. In Italy, the team was made up of Luca Picone (partner), Martina Di Nicola (senior associate), Marina Massaro and Silvia Maglio on Corporate aspects; Carlo Massini (partner) and Stefano Pernumian on finance aspects; Fulvia Astolfi (partner); Serena Pietrosanti (Counsel) and Cristina Conte (associate) on tax aspects.